Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar on Sunday, breaking away from the grand alliance less than 18 months after forming a new government in the state with the support of Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janata Dal.
Nitish Kumar met the governor at the Raj Bhavan following a meeting of Janata Dal (United) MLSs at his residence around 10.15am. The JD(U) president is expected to stake claim to form a new government with the Bharatiya Janata Party's support.
This is the fourth time Nitish Kumar switched sides.“Today, I have resigned from the post of chief minister and I have also asked the governor to dissolve the government in the state...,” Nitish Kumar told the media outside the Raj Bhavan.
The governor has accepted Nitish Kumar's resignation, and asked him to continue as caretaker chief minister till a new government is formed. Nitish Kumar was accompanied by senior minister Bijendra Yadav of the JD(U) when he went to the Raj Bhavan.
“Honorable governor Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar accepted the resignation of Honorable chief minister Shri Nitish Kumar and asked him to act as acting chief minister until alternative arrangements are made,” the Raj Bhavan wrote on social media X (formally Twitter).
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